CVE-2010-4229: novell zenworks_configuration_management Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-4229 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in novell zenworks_configuration_management. EPSS estimates a 25.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-04-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in an unspecified servlet in the Inventory component in ZENworks Asset Management (ZAM) in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 10.3 before 10.3.2, and 11, allows remote attackers to overwrite files, and subsequently execute arbitrary code, via directory traversal sequences in a filename field in an upload request.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.